David John Biddinger Ph.D.
- Tree Fruit Research Entomologist
- Research Professor
Fruit Research & Extension Ctr., 290 University Drive, Biglerville, PA
- Email djb134@psu.edu
- Phone 717-778-4602
- Elsevier Pure Profile
Areas of Expertise
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Bees Medicine & Life Sciences
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Bee Earth & Environmental Sciences
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Bees Agriculture & Biology
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Malus Medicine & Life Sciences
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Orchards Agriculture & Biology
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Orchard Earth & Environmental Sciences
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Pollinator Earth & Environmental Sciences
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Apples Agriculture & Biology
Websites
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Dr. Biddinger is working on the conservation of wild populations of Osmia Orchard Bees as supplements to honey bees for orchard pollination and is developing protocols for managing these populations. He has been examining the effects of orchard pesticides on non-Apis pollen bees and developing their use as bioindicators of ecological health in ecologically based IPM programs in apple using only reduced-risk and bio-pesticides. He is collaborating with the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture in their survey efforts to develop the first checklist of Pennsylvania bees and in understanding the natural history and importance of the many species of bees found in fruit orchards. He is a trained taxonomist as well as biological control specialist.
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2022
Wild Bee Nutritional Ecology
Makaylee K. Crone, David J. Biddinger, Christina M. Grozinger, Apr 14 2022, In: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Insect Visitors of Black Cherry (Prunus serotina) (Rosales: Rosaceae) and Factors Affecting Viable Seed Production
Rachel McLaughlin, Joseph Keller, Elizabeth Wagner, David Biddinger, Christina Grozinger, Kelli Hoover, Apr 1 2022, In: Environmental entomology
Various routes of formulated insecticide mixture whole-body acute contact toxicity to honey bees (Apis mellifera)
Joseph Belsky, David J. Biddinger, Nicholas Seiter, Neelendra K. Joshi, Jan 2022, In: Environmental Challenges
Insect Floral Visitors of Red Maple and Tree-of-Heaven at Potential Risk of Neonicotinoid Residue Exposure from Spotted Lanternfly Control
Jonathan Elmquist, Kelli Hoover, David Biddinger, Dec 1 2022, In: Great Lakes Entomologist
Toxicity of Formulated Systemic Insecticides Used in Apple Orchard Pest Management Programs to the Honey Bee (Apis mellifera (L.))
Sarah Heller, Julia Fine, Ngoc T. Phan, Edwin G. Rajotte, David J. Biddinger, Neelendra K. Joshi, Jul 2022, In: Environments - MDPI
Incorporating diapause to predict the interannual dynamics of an important agricultural pest
Damie Pak, Spencer Carran, David Biddinger, Bill Nelson, Ottar N. Bjørnstad, 2022, In: Population Ecology
Six years of wild bee monitoring shows changes in biodiversity within and across years and declines in abundance
Nash E. Turley, David J. Biddinger, Neelendra K. Joshi, Margarita M. López-Uribe, Aug 2022, In: Ecology and Evolution
2020
Pollen protein
Anthony D. Vaudo, John F. Tooker, Harland M. Patch, David J. Biddinger, Michael Coccia, Makaylee K. Crone, Mark Fiely, Jacob S. Francis, Heather M. Hines, Mackenzie Hodges, Stephanie W. Jackson, Denis Michez, Junpeng Mu, Laura Russo, Maliheh Safari, Erin D. Treanore, Maryse Vanderplanck, Eric Yip, A..., Feb 2020, In: Insects
Applications of Beauveria bassiana (Hypocreales: Cordycipitaceae) to Control Populations of Spotted Lanternfly (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae), in Semi-Natural Landscapes and on Grapevines
Eric H. Clifton, Ann E. Hajek, Nina E. Jenkins, Richard T. Roush, John P. Rost, David J. Biddinger, Punya Nachappa, Aug 1 2020, In: Environmental entomology
Erratum
Sarah Heller, Neelendra K. Joshi, Timothy Leslie, Edwin G. Rajotte, David J. Biddinger, Feb 21 2020, In: Scientific reports
Pollinator exposure to systemic insecticides and fungicides applied in the previous fall and pre-bloom period in apple orchards
Sarah Heller, Neelendra K. Joshi, Jing Chen, Edwin G. Rajotte, Chris Mullin, David J. Biddinger, Oct 2020, In: Environmental Pollution
Bee vectoring
Neelendra K. Joshi, Henry K. Ngugi, David J. Biddinger, Jan 2020, In: Pathogens
Environmental impacts of reduced-risk and conventional pesticide programs differ in commercial apple orchards, but similarly influence pollinator community
Neelendra K. Joshi, Timothy Leslie, Edwin G. Rajotte, David J. Biddinger, Feb 2020, In: Chemosphere
Nest modification protects immature stages of the Japanese orchard bee (Osmia cornifrons) from invasion of a cleptoparasitic mite pest
Neelendra K. Joshi, Kusum Naithani, David J. Biddinger, 2020, In: Insects
An updated checklist of the bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Anthophila) of Pennsylvania, United States of America
Shelby Kerrin Kilpatrick, Jason Gibbs, Martin M. Mikulas, Sven Erik Spichiger, Nancy Ostiguy, David J. Biddinger, Margarita M. López-Uribe, Jun 29 2020, In: Journal of Hymenoptera Research
A new ingestion bioassay protocol for assessing pesticide toxicity to the adult Japanese orchard bee (Osmia cornifrons)
Ngoc T. Phan, Neelendra K. Joshi, Edwin G. Rajotte, Margarita M. López-Uribe, Fang Zhu, David J. Biddinger, Dec 1 2020, In: Scientific reports
A Method for a Long-Term Marking of Spotted Lanternfly (Hemiptera
Mitzy F. Porras, Tomás López-Londonõ, John Rost, David Biddinger, Dennis Calvin, Edwin G. Rajotte, Francis Reay-Jones, Aug 1 2020, In: Environmental entomology
Crop production in the USA is frequently limited by a lack of pollinators
J. R. Reilly, D. R. Artz, D. Biddinger, K. Bobiwash, N. K. Boyle, C. Brittain, J. Brokaw, J. W. Campbell, J. Daniels, E. Elle, J. D. Ellis, S. J. Fleischer, J. Gibbs, R. L. Gillespie, K. B. Gundersen, L. Gut, G. Hoffman, N. Joshi, O. Lundin, K. Mason, C. M. McGrady, S. S. Peterson, T. L. Pitts-Singe..., Jul 29 2020, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Erratum
Anthony D. Vaudo, David J. Biddinger, Wiebke Sickel, Alexander Keller, Margarita M. López-Uribe, Aug 1 2020, In: Royal Society Open Science
Introduced bees (Osmia cornifrons) collect pollen from both coevolved and novel host-plant species within their family-level phylogenetic preferences
Anthony D. Vaudo, David J. Biddinger, Wiebke Sickel, Alexander Keller, Margarita M. López-Uribe, Jul 1 2020, In: Royal Society Open Science
2023
Management of Panonychus ulmi with Various Miticides and Insecticides and Their Toxicity to Predatory Mites Conserved for Biological Mite Control in Eastern U.S. Apple Orchards
Neelendra K. Joshi, Ngoc T. Phan, David J. Biddinger, Mar 2023, In: Insects
Biology, Genetic Diversity, and Conservation of Wild Bees in Tree Fruit Orchards
Olivia Kline, Ngoc T. Phan, Mitzy F. Porras, Joshua Chavana, Coleman Z. Little, Lilia Stemet, Roshani S. Acharya, David J. Biddinger, Gadi V.P. Reddy, Edwin G. Rajotte, Neelendra K. Joshi, Jan 2023, In: Biology
More than mesolectic
Makaylee K. Crone, Natalie K. Boyle, Sean T. Bresnahan, David J. Biddinger, Rodney T. Richardson, Christina M. Grozinger, Oct 2023, In: Ecology and Evolution
Potential risk to pollinators from neonicotinoid applications to host trees for management of spotted lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae)
Jonathan Elmquist, David Biddinger, Ngoc T. Phan, Timothy W. Moural, Fang Zhu, Kelli Hoover, Apr 1 2023, In: Journal of economic entomology
Pollination supply models from a local to global scale
Angel Giménez-García, Alfonso Allen-Perkins, Ignasi Bartomeus, Stefano Balbi, Jessica L. Knapp, Violeta Hevia, Ben Alex Woodcock, Guy Smagghe, Marcos Miñarro, Maxime Eeraerts, Jonathan F. Colville, Juliana Hipólito, Pablo Cavigliasso, Guiomar Nates-Parra, José M. Herrera, Sarah Cusser, Benno I...., Oct 4 2023, In: Web Ecology
Osmia taurus (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)
Grace M. Gutierrez, Kathryn A. Lecroy, T'ai H. Roulston, David J. Biddinger, Margarita M. López-Uribe, Apr 1 2023, In: Environmental entomology
Efficacy and nontarget effects of broadcast treatments to manage spotted lanternfly (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae) nymphs
Joseph A. Keller, Brian Walsh, Anne Johnson, Nina Jenkins, John Rost, Brianna Treichler, David Biddinger, Dennis D. Calvin, Kelli Hoover, Julie Urban, Richard T. Roush, Aug 1 2023, In: Journal of economic entomology
Agricultural pesticide regulatory environment for pollinator protection across geographical regions
Ngoc T. Phan, Edwin George Rajotte, Guy Smagghe, Zong Xin Ren, David J. Biddinger, Neelendra K. Joshi, 2023, In: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Extreme heat alters the performance of hosts and pathogen
Mitzy F. Porras, Carlos A. Navas, Gustavo A. Agudelo-Cantero, Michel Geovanni Santiago-Martínez, Volker Loeschcke, Jesper Givskov Sørensen, Sharifa G. Crandall, David Biddinger, Edwin G. Rajotte, 2023, In: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
2021
CropPol
Alfonso Allen-Perkins, Ainhoa Magrach, Matteo Dainese, Lucas A. Garibaldi, David Kleijn, Romina Rader, James R. Reilly, Rachael Winfree, Ola Lundin, Carley M. McGrady, Claire Brittain, David J. Biddinger, Derek R. Artz, Elizabeth Elle, George Hoffman, James D. Ellis, Jaret Daniels, Jason Gibbs, Josh..., 2021, In: Ecology
Whole-body acute contact toxicity of formulated insecticide mixtures to blue orchard bees (Osmia lignaria)
Joseph Belsky, David J. Biddinger, Neelendra K. Joshi, 2021, In: Toxics
Spotted Lanternfly (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae) Nymphal Dispersion Patterns and Their Influence on Field Experiments
D. D. Calvin, J. Keller, J. Rost, B. Walsh, D. Biddinger, K. Hoover, B. Treichler, A. Johnson, R. T. Roush, Dec 1 2021, In: Environmental entomology
Erratum
Shelby Kerrin Kilpatrick, Jason Gibbs, Martin M. Mikulas, Sven Erik Spichiger, Nancy Ostiguy, David J. Biddinger, Margarita M. López-Uribe, Feb 25 2021, In: Journal of Hymenoptera Research
2018
Apple grower pollination practices and perceptions of alternative pollinators in New York and Pennsylvania
Mia G. Park, Neelendra K. Joshi, Edwin G. Rajotte, David J. Biddinger, John E. Losey, Bryan N. Danforth, Apr 25 2018, In: Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems
Local and regional climate variables driving spring phenology of tortricid pests
Damie Pak, David Biddinger, Ottar N. Bjørnstad, Jan 1 2018, In: Ecological Entomology
2019
Diversified Floral Resource Plantings Support Bee Communities after Apple Bloom in Commercial Orchards
Sarah Heller, Neelendra K. Joshi, Timothy Leslie, Edwin G. Rajotte, David J. Biddinger, Dec 1 2019, In: Scientific reports
Parasitism of the invasive brown marmorated stink bug, halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), by the native parasitoid, trichopoda pennipes (diptera: Tachinidae)
Neelendra K. Joshi, Timothy W. Leslie, David J. Biddinger, Sep 2019, In: Biology
Evaluation of insecticides for control of the spotted lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula, (Hemiptera
Heather Leach, David J. Biddinger, Greg Krawczyk, Erica Smyers, Julie M. Urban, Oct 2019, In: Crop Protection
2017
Indigenous arthropod natural enemies of the invasive brown marmorated stink bug in North America and Europe
Paul K. Abram, Kim A. Hoelmer, Angelita Acebes-Doria, Heather Andrews, Elizabeth H. Beers, J. Christopher Bergh, Ric Bessin, David Biddinger, Paul Botch, Matthew L. Buffington, Mary L. Cornelius, Elena Costi, Ernest S. Delfosse, Christine Dieckhoff, Rachelyn Dobson, Zachary Donais, Matthew Grieshop,..., Jun 8 2017, In: Journal of Pest Science
A native predator utilising the invasive brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) as a food source
David J. Biddinger, Alex Surcică, Neelendra K. Joshi, Jul 3 2017, In: Biocontrol Science and Technology
First Report of Native Astata unicolor (Hymenoptera
David J. Biddinger, Neelendra K. Joshi, Dec 2017, In: Florida Entomologist
Does passive sampling accurately reflect the bee (apoidea
Jason Gibbs, Neelendra K. Joshi, Julianna K. Wilson, Nikki L. Rothwell, Karen Powers, Mike Haas, Larry Gut, David J. Biddinger, Rufus Isaacs, Jun 1 2017, In: Environmental entomology
Seasonal occurrence of spotted wing drosophila in various small fruits and berries in Pennsylvania and Maryland
N. K. Joshi, B. Butler, K. Demchak, D. Biddinger, Feb 1 2017, In: Journal of Applied Entomology
2016
Proximity to woodland and landscape structure drives pollinator visitation in apple orchard ecosystem
Neelendra K. Joshi, Mark Otieno, Edwin G. Rajotte, Shelby J. Fleischer, David J. Biddinger, Apr 22 2016, In: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Local Plant diversity across multiple habitats supports a diverse wild bee community in Pennsylvania apple orchards
Melanie A. Kammerer, David J. Biddinger, Edwin G. Rajotte, David A. Mortensen, Feb 1 2016, In: Environmental entomology
Modeling local spatial patterns of wild bee diversity in Pennsylvania apple orchards
Melanie A. Kammerer, David J. Biddinger, Neelendra K. Joshi, Edwin G. Rajotte, David A. Mortensen, Dec 1 2016, In: Landscape Ecology
2015
Integrated pest and pollinator management - adding a new dimension to an accepted paradigm
David J. Biddinger, Edwin G. Rajotte, Jul 17 2015, In: Current Opinion in Insect Science
Comparative trapping efficiency to characterize bee abundance, diversity, and community composition in apple orchards
Neelendra K. Joshi, Timothy Leslie, Edwin G. Rajotte, Melanie A. Kammerer, Mark Otieno, David J. Biddinger, Sep 1 2015, In: Annals of the Entomological Society of America
2014
Observations on the biological control agents of the American plum borer (Lepidoptera
David J. Biddinger, Timothy W. Leslie, Jan 1 2014, In: Great Lakes Entomologist
Reduced-risk pest management programs for eastern U.S. Peach Orchards
David J. Biddinger, Timothy W. Leslie, Neelendra K. Joshi, Jun 2014, In: Journal of economic entomology
First report of zaprionus indianus (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in commercial fruits and vegetables in Pennsylvania
Neelendra K. Joshi, David J. Biddinger, Kathleen Demchak, Alan Deppen, 2014, In: Journal of Insect Science
Examining shifts in carabidae assemblages across a forest - Agriculture ecotone
T. W. Leslie, D. J. Biddinger, J. R. Rohr, A. G. Hulting, D. A. Mortensen, S. J. Fleischer, Feb 2014, In: Environmental entomology
Biology, ecology, and management of brown marmorated stink bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)
Kevin B. Rice, Chris J. Bergh, Erik J. Bergmann, Dave J. Biddinger, Christine Dieckhoff, Galen Dively, Hannah Fraser, Tara Gariepy, George Hamilton, Tim Haye, Ames Herbert, Kim Hoelmer, Cerruti R. Hooks, Ashley Jones, Greg Krawczyk, Thomas Kuhar, Holly Martinson, William Mitchell, Anne L. Nielsen, D..., Sep 1 2014, In: Journal of Integrated Pest Management
2013
An immunomarking method to determine the foraging patterns of Osmia cornifrons and resulting fruit set in a cherry orchard
David J. Biddinger, Neelendra K. Joshi, Edwin G. Rajotte, Noemi O. Halbrendt, Cassandra Pulig, Kusum J. Naithani, Mace Vaughan, Nov 2013, In: Apidologie
Comparative Toxicities and Synergism of Apple Orchard Pesticides to Apis mellifera (L.) and Osmia cornifrons (Radoszkowski)
David J. Biddinger, Jacqueline L. Robertson, Chris Mullin, James Frazier, Sara A. Ashcraft, Edwin G. Rajotte, Neelendra K. Joshi, Mace Vaughn, Sep 9 2013, In: PloS one
First Report of the Adventive species Sitochroa palealis (Lepidoptera
Neelendra K. Joshi, David J. Biddinger, Shelby Fleischer, Steven Passoa, Apr 29 2013, In: Great Lakes Entomologist
2010
Effects of the loss of organophosphate pesticides in the US
Vincent P. Jones, Shawn A. Steffan, Larry A. Hull, Jay F. Brunner, David J. Biddinger, Aug 2010, In: Outlooks on Pest Management
Conventional and seed-based insect management strategies similarly influence nontarget coleopteran communities in maize
T. W. Leslie, D. J. Biddinger, J. R. Rohr, S. J. Fleischer, Dec 2010, In: Environmental entomology
2009
Reduced-risk pest management programs for eastern U.S. apple and peach orchards
A. M. Agnello, A. Atanassov, J. C. Bergh, D. J. Biddinger, L. J. Gut, M. J. Haas, J. K. Harper, H. W. Hogmire, L. A. Hull, L. F. Kime, G. Krawczyk, P. S. McGhee, J. P. Nyrop, W. H. Reissig, P. W. Shearer, R. W. Straub, R. T. Villanueva, J. F. Walgenbach, 2009, In: American Entomologist
Coccinellidae as predators of mites
David J. Biddinger, Donald C. Weber, Larry A. Hull, Nov 2009, In: Biological Control
Opportunities, experiences, and strategies to connect integrated pest management to U.S. Department of Agriculture conservation programs
Michael J. Brewer, Edwin G. Rajotte, Jonathan R. Kaplan, Peter B. Goodell, David J. Biddinger, Joy N. Landis, Robert M. Nowierski, Benjamin F. Smallwood, Mark E. Whalon, 2009, In: American Entomologist
Carabidae population dynamics and temporal partitioning
T. W. Leslie, D. J. Biddinger, C. A. Mullin, S. J. Fleischer, Jun 2009, In: Environmental entomology
2007
Transgenes sustain epigeal insect biodiversity in diversified vegetable farm systems
T. W. Leslie, G. A. Hoheisel, D. J. Biddinger, J. R. Rohr, S. J. Fleischer, Feb 2007, In: Environmental entomology
2006
Sublethal effects of chronic exposure to tebufenozide on the development, survival, and reproduction of the tufted apple bud moth (Lepidoptera
D. Biddinger, L. Hull, H. Huang, B. McPheron, M. Loyer, Jun 2006, In: Journal of economic entomology
2005
Toxic and behavioral effects to carabidae of seed treatments used on Cry3Bb1- and Cry1Ab/c-protected corn
Christopher A. Mullin, Michael C. Saunders, Timothy W. Leslie, David J. Biddinger, Shelby J. Fleischer, Dec 2005, In: Environmental entomology
Effect of a plant growth regulator prohexadione-calcium on insect pests of apple and pear
G. S. Paulson, L. A. Hull, D. J. Biddinger, Apr 2005, In: Journal of economic entomology
2000
Fecundity and fertility reductions in adult leafrollers exposed to surfaces treated with the ecdysteroid agonists tebufenozide and methoxyfenozide
X. Sun, B. A. Barrett, D. J. Biddinger, 2000, In: Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata
1999
Sublethal effects of selected insecticides on growth and reproduction of a laboratory susceptible strain of tufted apple bud moth (Lepidoptera
David Biddinger, L. A. Hull, Jan 1 1999, In: Journal of Economic Entomology
1998
Stage Specificity of Various Insecticides to Tufted Apple Bud Moth Larvae (Lepidoptera
D. J. Biddinger, L. A. Hull, E. G. Rajotte, Feb 1998, In: Journal of economic entomology
1996
Cross-resistance and synergism in azinphosmethyl resistant and susceptible strains of tufted apple bud moth (Lepidoptera
David Biddinger, L. A. Hull, B. A. Mcpheron, Jan 1 1996, In: Journal of Economic Entomology
1995
Toxicity and field efficacy of avermectins against codling moth (Lepidoptera
D. L. Cox, A. L. Knight, D. J. Biddinger, J. A. Lasota, B. Pikounis, L. A. Hull, R. A. Dybas, Jan 1 1995, In: Journal of economic entomology
1994
Parasitism of tufted apple bud moth (Lepidoptera
D. J. Biddinger, C. M. Felland, L. A. Hull, Jan 1 1994, In: Environmental entomology
The development of a sex pheromone lure for the American plum borer, Euzophera semifuneralis (Lepidoptera
David Biddinger, W. Roelofs, A. J. Howitt, Jan 1 1994, In: Great Lakes Entomologist
Effects of apple leaf allelochemistry on tufted apple bud moth (Lepidoptera
M. D. Hunter, David Biddinger, E. J. Carlini, B. A. McPheron, L. A. Hull, Jan 1 1994, In: Journal of Economic Entomology
2024
Architecture and potential roles of a delta-class glutathione S-transferase in protecting honey bee from agrochemicals
Timothy W. Moural, Sonu Koirala B K, Gaurab Bhattarai, Ziming He, Haoyang Guo, Ngoc T. Phan, Edwin G. Rajotte, David J. Biddinger, Kelli Hoover, Fang Zhu, Feb 2024, In: Chemosphere